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| Picture No | 10536800 |
| Date | 1803 |
| Description | Elater (Click Beetle) and Elops Saurus |
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Examples of the Elater (also known as the Click Beetle, Snapping Beetle, or Spring Beetle, Skipper or Skipjack of the Elateridae family) and an Elops Saurus (Saur-fish, Ladyfish or Ten-Pounder, of the Elopidae family), a tropical species of fish. The beetle has a clicking mechanism which allows it to jump into the air to avoid predators.
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| Source | Engraving by J Pass after H Bloch, published by J Wilkes, London |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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